All My Dreams
The other day I was reminded of an old song by Lenny LeBlanc. I had heard him perform at a Promise Keepers event back in the early to mid 1990’s. Yes, I am that old! Anyways, the song was called “All My Dreams.” For some reason the song got stuck in my head. Music always has a way of doing that for me. So when I had the opportunity, I went to my iTunes and downloaded the entire album. The album (still showing my age) was titled appropriately enough, “All My Dreams” and was released in 1994.
Anyways, as you can probably imagine by the title, the song was about chasing your dreams and having them come true. Not all at once. But one by one, as you pursue them and work hard, dreams do come true. At least that’s what it appears on the surface. However, the deeper story of the song is about chasing what you thought were your dreams only to find out they weren’t your dreams at all. You just thought they were,.
Don’t get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with having dreams. And it’s good to pursue them. But, I think it’s possible to miss the moments on the way to the dream. In those “moments” on the way to achieving your dream, God does some really cool things. For example, as long as I can remember, my dream was to play baseball. And not just play but to one day play in college and even in the major leagues. I had some great moments along the way and I did get to play in college but that’s as far as the dream went. Looking back, I have so many regrets from not achieving the ultimate pinnacle of my dream, that I missed some amazing things and people along the way.
I regretted not playing hard enough. I regretted not making the most of every opportunity given to me. And because I was so focused on those regrets, I missed and did not take advantage of some great blessings. I missed chances to make much of God because I was too busy making much of the fact that I thought I hadn’t reached my ultimate dream.
Don’t get me wrong, I still have dreams. I dream to speak & preach more than I currently do. I also dream to write. Which is why I am writing this blog. I don’t know if anyone will read it. And honestly, I’m to the point that I don’t care if anyone reads it. I’m writing it for myself. Because I want to write. That is now a dream of mine. Because, again, there’s nothing wrong with having dreams.
Just remember, on your way to chasing your dreams, don’t miss the little moments that God provides along the way. Sometimes those end up meaning more then accomplishing the dream itself!
